More than half of Labour members think Jeremy Corbyn should step down before the next election.

And four out of ten think he should quit now, according to a YouGov poll.

The figures will come as a blow to the Labour leader, who has based much of his argument for staying in place on the 60% mandate he gained from Labour members and supporters in September's leadership election.

The poll of 1,203 Labour members for The Times was carried out between Monday and Thursday this week.

It found 41% said Mr Corbyn should lead the party into the next election - down from 60% in a similar poll on May 9-11.

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And 44% of members said he "should step down now", up from 15% in the previous poll.

Another 10% said he should carry on for now but stand down before the next general election.

Comparing the two polls also showed Labour leader's approval rating among members has fallen 21 points in six weeks - from 72% in early May to 51% today.

Should Jeremy Corbyn quit? (June 27-30)

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Just 35% of Labour members say the party is likely to win a general election if Jeremy Corbyn remains leader. The figure rises to 38% under a different leader.

Just over a third of members said they would definitely vote for Jeremy Corbyn if another leadership election was called.

But there is not good news for MPs plotting to oust Mr Corbyn either.

The poll revealed 60% of members said Labour MPs were wrong to try and force him out by resigning.

Should Jeremy Corbyn quit? (May 9-11)

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And when respondents were asked whether they would vote for Jeremy or for Tom Watson, Angela Eagle or Dan Jarvis, Mr Corbyn would narrowly beat any of them.

The poll suggests some 90% of Labour members voted Remain in the EU referendum .

But Corbyn was seen as the weak link in Labour's Remain campaign, with more than half of members saying he performed badly in the run up to the vote.